Tickets For Road Safety World Series Opener Sold Out

Tickets for the opening match of the Unacademy Road Safety World Series to be played between Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends and Brian Lara-led West Indies Legends at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 7th were sold within six days of ticket sales going live.

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar will be taking part in a competitive match for the first time since he announced his retirement on November 16th, 2013. Lara announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket on April 19th, 2007. But they still command a lot of love and respect from cricket fans all over the globe.

Glad that fans are showing so much interest – 

BookMyShow, the official ticketing partner of the League, received an overwhelming response, selling over 80 per cent tickets within 72 hours, with the highest priced category (at Rs 500) getting sold out the fastest.

The inaugural Unacademy Road Safety World Series, a five-nation T20 cricket tournament, will showcase some of the biggest names in cricket from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies and South Africa.

The series, approved by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), will see former India captain Sunil Gavaskar take over as commissioner.

While the iconic Wankhede Stadium will witness the much-anticipated clash of the Tendulkar-led India Legends and Lara’s West Indies Legends in the opening fixture on March 7, the final will be held at the Brabourne Stadium on March 22.

Interestingly, other matches scheduled in Pune and Navi Mumbai are also experiencing high demand.

“The response from the people has been phenomenal and I am glad that fans are showing so much interest to come to the stadium not only to watch the legends play and but also support the noble cause of road safety that this tournament is trying to propagate,” Ravi Gaikwad, RTO Chief of Thane (Konkan Range) said.

SQUADS

India Legends: Sachin Tendulkar (C), Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Sanjay Bangar, Munaf Patel, Mohammad Kaif, Pragyan Ojha, Sairaj Bahutule, Sameer Dighe, Abey Kuruvilla

West Indies Legends: Brian Lara (C), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Adam Sanford, Carl Hooper, Danza Hyatt, Daren Ganga, Pedro Collins, Ricardo Powell, Ridley Jacobs, Samuel Badree, Suleiman Benn, Tino Best, Dinanath Ramnarine

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